Investments and Acquisition Activities Investment and Acquisition Activities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

The purchase price totaled $1.8 billion (excluding assumed debt). The purchase price was comprised of the following (in thousands):



Consideration for Ameristar equity	$	962,428
Repayment of Ameristar debt	878,828
	$	1,841,256

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The following table reflects the August 13, 2013, allocation of the purchase price to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the excess recorded as goodwill (in thousands).



Current and other assets	$	152,165
Property and equipment	1,783,735
Goodwill	860,805
Intangible assets	524,200
Other non-current assets	39,496
Total assets	$	3,360,401

Current liabilities	179,493
Deferred tax liabilities	218,646
Other long-term liabilities	8,109
Debt	1,112,897
Total liabilities	1,519,145
Net assets acquired	$	1,841,256

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment Acquired in a Business Acquisition [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the August 13, 2013, fair value of acquired property and equipment.



	As Recorded at Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Land and land improvements	$	162,770
Buildings, vessels and improvements	1,308,151
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	158,999
Construction in progress (a)	153,815
Total property and equipment acquired	$	1,783,735


(a)	Included in acquired construction in progress were the assets of the Ameristar Casino Resort Spa Lake Charles development. These assets were sold in November 2013. See Note 7, “Discontinued Operations,” for further detail.

Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the August 13, 2013, fair value acquired intangible assets.



	As Recorded at Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Trade names	$	187,000
Gaming licenses	258,800
Player relationships	74,000
Favorable leasehold interests	4,400
Total intangible assets acquired	$	524,200